RECAP. The results on the 97th day of the conflict
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Israeli strikes have eight dead and eight injured in east and south Lebanonannounced the Ministry of Health, the day after the announcement in Washington of a new ceasefire with Israel.
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The United States condemned “The scandalous and unacceptable attacks” imputés à l’Iran having targeted Kuwait airport, which left one dead and around sixty injured.
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The European Union will grant aid of 100 million euros to support the Lebanese armyafter the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
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Hezbollah informed the Lebanese authorities of its refusal of the ceasefire agreement announced in Washington between Lebanon and Israel, said a leader of the pro-Iranian party who requested anonymity.
9:37 p.m. – Eight dead in Israeli strikes in south and east Lebanon
Israeli strikes left eight dead and eight injured in eastern and southern Lebanon, the health ministry announced, the day after the announcement in Washington of a new ceasefire with Israel.
Five people were killed in a strike in the east of the country and three others near the city of Tyre, in the south, according to the ministry, which specifies that three children and three women are among the injured.
9:35 p.m. – Israeli soldier killed in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced that one of its soldiers had been killed in southern Lebanon, its first loss since Wednesday’s announcement of a new ceasefire agreement.
Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21 years old, “Est tombé au combat”indicated the army in a brief press release. A military source said he was killed by a missile fired by Hezbollah towards an Israeli tank.
20:22 – Washington condemns “l’attaque scandaleuse” imputée à l’Iran
The United States condemned “The scandalous and unacceptable attacks” attributed to Iran having targeted Kuwait airport, which left one dead and around sixty injured.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio “condemned the outrageous and unacceptable attacks carried out by Iran against Kuwait’s international airport and other regions of the country,” according to a statement from his spokesperson published a few hours after a meeting in Washington between Marco Rubio and his Kuwaiti counterpart.
4:33 p.m. – EU announces aid of 100 million euros to the Lebanese army
The European Union will grant aid of 100 million euros to support the Lebanese army, after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, announced the head of diplomacy of the European Union Kaja Kallas. This envelope “Will help the Lebanese state assert its arms monopoly and disarm non-state actors such as Hezbollah.”Lebanese Shiite movement, she declared in a press release. “The best way to eliminate the threat posed by Hezbollah is to strengthen the Lebanese state.”she added.
The Lebanese army will begin to deploy “Giving des pilot zones” from the south of the country, where Hezbollah is based, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Thursday, the day after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel in Washington. This agreement, rejected by pro-Iranian Hezbollah, mentions the establishment of these zones controlled exclusively by the army after the Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon.
4:12 p.m. – The Lebanese army will deploy “in pilot areas”
The Lebanese army will begin to deploy “Giving des pilot zones” from the south of the country, announced Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the day after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel in Washington.
This agreement, rejected by Hezbollah, mentions the establishment of these zones controlled exclusively by the army after the Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon. This is a “The first step (…) is concrete and tangible” Who “Does not prejudice our right to a full (Israeli) withdrawal”declared the Prime Minister, quoted by the government spokesperson.
3:58 p.m. – Hezbollah refuses ceasefire
Hezbollah informed the Lebanese authorities of its refusal of the ceasefire agreement announced in Washington between Lebanon and Israel, said an official of the pro-Iranian formation who requested anonymity.
This position, previously announced by Hezbollah leader Naïm Qassem, was conveyed “Au président du Parlement Nabih Berri”ally of the Shiite formation, which “partage la même position”added the manager.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun had said earlier that he was waiting for the movement’s response to this agreement, which provides for a ceasefire conditional on a “Arrêt complet” Hezbollah fire, to transmit it to the United States.
3:37 p.m. – France supports a ceasefire
Emmanuel Macron declared that France « soutenait » a ceasefire in Lebanon, after the announcement of an agreement in Washington, and that it was held “Available to move forward on this path” within the coordination mechanism set up with the United States.
“We support the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and everything that allows us to restore peace, fight against terrorist activities and fully establish the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon.”he declared during a press conference in Montenegro.
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“France obviously stands ready, as we have always done, to move forward on this path. There is a coordination mechanism that has been put in place, where the United States and France are together. If the ceasefire is serious, it is this mechanism that must be reactivated in order to be able to monitor and verify its implementation.”he added.
2:53 p.m. – Hezbollah leader demands “comprehensive ceasefire”
Le Hezbollah demand from me a “Comprehensive ceasefire” in Lebanon and the Israeli withdrawal from the country, affirmed its leader, Naïm Qassem, calling on the Lebanese authorities to «Arrêter la mascarade » negotiations with Israel the day after the announcement of an agreement in Washington.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun had indicated that he was waiting for the movement’s response to this agreement, providing for a ceasefire conditional on a “Arrêt complet” Hezbollah fire, to transmit it to the United States. “The ceasefire must be global (…) and without freedom to kill for the enemy in Lebanonâ€said Sheikh Qassem in a message broadcast by his party channel, stressing that there would be no security for northern Israel without security for the villages of southern Lebanon.
2:09 p.m. Trump castigates the “antipatriotic” vote in Congress
American President Donald Trump criticized the text ordering the withdrawal of American troops in the war against Iran, approved the day before by American deputies, suggesting that this initiative “Unpatriotic” disrupted negotiations with Tehran.
“Who would do something so unpatriotic?” They know well where the negotiations are.”he wrote on his Truth Social network. The resolution – adopted with the votes of four Republican deputies – however has a primarily symbolic significance, due to the American president’s right of veto.
1:10 p.m. – The agreement in Lebanon, a “last chance”
The agreement announced in Washington after Israeli-Lebanese negotiations constitutes “The last chance to achieve a global and definitive ceasefire”with Israel, said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, adding to wait « la réponse » of pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
The head of state said he would transmit the group’s response to the United States, whose president will be “They guarantee me” of the application of this agreement for a ceasefire conditional on a “Arrêt complet” Hezbollah fire.
“Each party must take responsibility if they do not respond favorably.”he added, while a message from Hezbollah’s secretary general, Naïm Qassem, is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. GMT.
1:02 p.m. – Iran demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, demanded on Thursday the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Lebanon, where it is carrying out a ground operation in the South against Hezbollah, supported by Tehran.
“Supporting the resistance in Lebanon is the duty of each of us, and driving Israel from the region is an achievable goal for Muslims.”wrote General Esmaël Qaani, head of the Quds Force, the external operations branch of the Guardians.
“The minimum demand of the resistance is the withdrawal of the usurping regime (Israel, Editor’s note) and its return to the positions it occupied before the start of the war.” against Iran at the end of February, added Esmaïl Qaani. Despite a ceasefire in November 2024 in a previous conflict, the Israeli army then maintained five positions in this region.
11:05 a.m. – Killed peacekeeper was Serbian
The peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon was Serbian, announced the Serbian Defense Ministry, specifying that he died “As a result of injuries caused by the fall of a missile on the UN base”.
Born in 1989 Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic “received emergency medical treatment at a hospital inside the base after being injured, then was transported by helicopter to the Beirut University Medical Center, where he is died around 4:00 a.m. local time”adds the press release.
10:30 a.m. – a peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
A peacekeeper was killed and two others injured in southern Lebanon where mortar fire hit their base, the UN peacekeeping force announced. In a statement, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the attack occurred late Wednesday evening. A security source said the shots hit the UNIFIL base in Ibl al-Saqi.
10 h 28 – Le guide suprême accuse les êtats-Unis et Israël of « dividing »
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement that the United States and Israel were seeking to “to divide” the Iranian nation, after having suffered a « revers cuisant » in the war unleashed against his country.
« Leur principal outil »to weaken Iran, “is to sow the seeds of doubt, despair, fear, distrust and division.”written in a text read in public by Mojtaba Khamenei, adding that “the malicious enemy” had suffered a “Bad setback on the battlefield”.
9:44 a.m. – Israel to strike Beirut in case of Hezbollah attacks
Israel will strike Beirut in the event of attacks on its soil, declared Defense Minister Israel Katz, affirming that the Israeli-Lebanese agreement announced overnight for a ceasefire in Lebanon provided for the continuation of Israeli operations.
This “Declaration of the princes” between Israel and the government of Lebanon plans in southern Lebanon “That the army, at this stage, continues its shooting and its operations on the ground” and remains in the “Safety zone” frontier “Including in the Beaufort sector and without return of the (Lebanese) population”.
According to a press release from the minister, the agreement also provides “Freedom of action for Israel, with the approval of the United States, to strike Beirut in response to shootings on Israeli localities and territory.”.
8:32 a.m. – Itamar Ben Gvir calls the ceasefire a “serious error”
The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, a far-right figure, described Thursday as “grave error” the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon negotiated under the aegis of Washington.
“The ceasefire with Lebanon is a serious error and an illusion of advisors who are leading the prime minister towards bad decisionsâ€wrote the minister on X.
Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to implement a ceasefire conditional on a « cessation complète » shots by Hezbollah, a Lebanese movement supported by Iran, according to a joint statement published following talks led under the auspices of the United States in Washington.
7:55 a.m. – Israeli strikes despite ceasefire
Lebanese state media reported several Israeli strikes on the south of the country, a few hours after the announcement in Washington of an Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire agreement, conditional on a “Arrêt complet” Hezbollah fire.
The National News Agency (ANI) announced Israeli drone strikes along roads in three locations in southern Lebanon, indicating that at least one of them had caused casualties, without specifying whether they were dead or injured.
06:17 – Air alert in northern Israel
The Israeli army announced that a « infiltration d’appareil hostile » had triggered an air alert in a village in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. “Sirens sounded in the Arab al-Aramshe region to signal the intrusion of a hostile aircraft. Details are being reviewed »wrote the Israeli army on social networks.
06 h 06 – At least 8 dead in Gaza
At least eight people were killed in Israeli bombings on Gaza City, a spokesperson for the Palestinian territory’s civil defense announced.
Five and two people were killed respectively in strikes on apartments in the northwest and southwest of Gaza City, and another in a raid on a house in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the west of the city, said spokesman Mahmoud Bassal.
The news of the night
– Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to “Implementation of a ceasefire” and the creation of “pilot zones” under the control of the Lebanese army, according to a joint declaration published at the end of two days of talks in Washington.
– “Following negotiations conducted under the auspices of the United States, Israel and Lebanon agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire”which will be subordonné « à l’arrêt complet des tirs du Hezbollah and à levacuation of all Hezbollah members from the South Litani sector »we can read in this declaration signed by the three parties to the negotiations.
– Israel and Lebanon also agreed to participate in a new round of talks the week of June 22 with a view to a « accord global »adds the statement.
– Donald Trump said earlier Wednesday he wanted “to separate” discussions on Lebanon and those on Iran, while Tehran considers, on the contrary, that they are one and the same subject. “I would like to separate themâ€said the American president during an exchange with the press in the Oval Office.
– La Chambre américaine des représentants a adopté un texte ordonnant le withdrawal of American troops in the war against Irana snub for Donald Trump who engaged the United States in this conflict on February 28. The resolution – adopted with the votes of four Republican deputies – however has a primarily symbolic significance, due to the American president’s right of veto.
